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How many of you would consider yourself anti-social? This is abit of a problem for me.

At cederpoint ne05 gathering, i was really struggling not to act all akward. I talked to Annie about it, and she was like: "look your not alone here. %80 of shroomerites have some form of social anxiety, thats why they post on the shroomery. "

The only thing thats ever worked for me is just saying 'fuck it', my awkwardness is part of what makes me unique. Just telling yourself that you are wholly capable of being interesting or interested in other people is a big help. If nothing else, a 40oz usually cures what ales me.

It's really easy for me to talk to anyone, but at the same time I'm definitely anxious about it...I have a lot of anxiety in social situations and it's just strange...I dunno, I just usually start wondering how I'm being perceived by the world around me and that makes me anxious.

At NE05 I was so fucking comfortable though..immediately.

--------------------Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

Well technically, being "anti-social" means going against society (as in robbing banks, kidnapping people, that sort of thing), but enough semantics.

I am sometimes on the quiet side...I've been known to go an entire night without saying more than a handful of sentences. I find that a nice cup of coffee, or a few beers will help.

What really helped a great deal however, has been MDMA. I've only taken it once and it left a noticable mark on my life in almost all aspects.

What causes it? That's an interesting question. I think it's just me being mildly self-conscious.

Basically, if you're happy being quiet, then hell man, be quiet and love it. But if you wish you were more talkative, then just say what comes to mind, take meds. if necessary, and enjoy yourself!

--------------------"What is in us that turns a deaf ear to the cries of human suffering?"

"Belief is a beautiful armor
But makes for the heaviest sword"
- John Mayer

Making the noise "penicillin" is no substitute for actually taking penicillin.

"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it." -Abraham Lincoln

--------------------m00nshine is currently vacationing in Maui. Rumor has it he got rolled by drunken natives and is currently prostituting himself in order to pay for airfare back to the mainland but he's having trouble juggling a hairon addiction. He won't be back for a long while.

I definately have it and I've always had it, and I've found that the thing that most affects how severe it is at any time is the people I'm around. For me its just that I'm more of an observer and thinker than a take action kind of guy. So instead of just saying whats on my mind and being able to talk to new people, I psych myself out by over thinking about what I'm gonna say, how I'm gonna say it, or what the other person will think of me. So if I do end up actually saying something it ends up coming out wrong because I've thought too much about it, or I fumble over my words because I get caught up because theres too much going on in my head.

but im off it now. but it helped me get comfortable with people now so its helped me for sure

im happy to see that your taking a little break. Shows alot of strength on your part.

As for me being anti social. Im a bit of a loaner but I find it really easy to talk to people and meet people. Im just in this phase where im finding it hard to meet new people. But yeah, I love talking to people but im also known to be "quite". bah...i give up. haha

Not true at all. Regular cocaine use (daily use) is what made my anxiety worse by atleast 50 fold. Cocaine causes anxiety and paranoia. Not if you use occasionally but if you become addicted and already have underlying anxiety it will make it much worse.

--------------------m00nshine is currently vacationing in Maui. Rumor has it he got rolled by drunken natives and is currently prostituting himself in order to pay for airfare back to the mainland but he's having trouble juggling a hairon addiction. He won't be back for a long while.